Political Quotes

“today we stand on the floor of the people's body, the United States House of Representatives, with the intention of writing discrimination into the U.S. Constitution for the first time in our Nation's history. It is not so troubling that this is politically driven, what is so troubling is the mean-spirited nature of this legislation. The marriage protection amendment; what a cruel joke. It does not do anything to protect marriage in this country. It does not suggest to individuals the importance of communication in a successful relationship. It does not reduce promiscuity or stop unwanted pregnancies. It does not strengthen people's resolve to work through the difficulties that always come within a marriage. It does not do any of that. What it does do is to single out one group of people for discrimination, declaring them forever unworthy of the same legal protection that all other Americans enjoy. Further, this amendment would usurp the will of the people in States that have used their traditional States rights authority to define civil marriage and civil union laws. State laws passed by elected representatives in places like Vermont will be wiped clean off the books. In situations where a loved one is sick in the hospital, same-sex couples will once again lose the right to sit bedside and help nurse their partner back to health.”